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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
GENIAL GENERAL PHIL.
A Delightful Companion at all
Times.

AIUhoDs FL
Gen. Phil S~heridan's heart is a good
deal bigger than his body. He is a de-
lightful companion at all times. whether in
his W home in Washington, surrounded
by his chaming family; in Lis office in the
Wa Department, at the metropolitan
Club or at a dinner party. He is simple,
frank, manly, kindly to everybody and
the best of friends in the world. He is anat-
ural story-teller, his Irish wit and imita-
tive powers giving every story.a rare ma
vor. He lives very simply, u comfort
ably, in the house on Rhode Island. av-
enue, bought with the fund presented to
him BY admirers after the war. He is at
his Office early every morning, usually
walking down in fair weather and back
again at 5 o'clock. If raining he dives
down in q plain carriage drawn by two
fine black horses in plain harness. He
likes dinners, theatres, races and cards,
but his chief entertainment is found in
the company of his little ones. They are
handsome healthy children, dressed in very
picturesque costumes, which attract the at
~tention Of strangers who may not recog-
nize the gray.haired old soldier with them
as Little Phil. To take them to a matinee
at the theatre or circus or for a stroll down
one of the broad avenues is pleasure enough
for one day for the Lieutenant-G General of
the Army. Sheridan receives as Lieuten-
nt-General of the Army a salary of Sll,-
900 a year, an allowance of $1,000 a year
for quarters and sundry other allowances
which bring his income up to $4,000.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05

A st. Louis correspondent of the New
York Sun says: Many a story will soon
be told in America of the frishtful
poverty of London, and the listeners
will have the satisfaction to know that
the facts cannot possibly be exaggerated.
l talked with an American lady who
went there at night with some friends,
and was frightened into Mysteries within
a few moments. She is a charitable,
young married woman, who, by the way.
was recently a visitor at the White
House. In a moment of sympathy she
handed a coin to a poor man. In a sec.
ond, she said, the entire pavement
seemed to rise up and come rushing at
her. She had not noticed that the whole
surface of the square was covered with
stretched-out men and women, MANY of
them almost half.nakei, of whom a half
hundred crushed and struggled round
her in the hope of charity. Fortunately
The policemen, who are regularly on duty
there, came running up, and no serious
result followed the ~imprudence of dis.
playing money in such company.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
Three Ingenious Brides.

We have Just heard, says an exchange,
a story of three very ingenious young Ia
dies that is out of the ordinary. These
young ladies are all about the same age
and size, and by q singular coincidence
we've all to be married about the same
time. They were all ambitious to have
swell weddings and stunning outfits, but
their purses were not long enough for both,
and to possess the latter even was a fin
ancial puzzle which gave them many a
sleepless night. Finally they put their
heads together and hit upon a plan. To
avoid any unpleasant gossip among their
mutual friends and inevitable companions,
which is always odious, they decided to
give up the big wedding, but they would
have the bangup outfit by pooling their
money. No. 1, who was to be married
first, was to make a bargain with the dress
maker to make any alterations desired in
the trousseau after the wedding was
over, and the three were to go together to
select it, which they did, and the dless
was up in the very pink of fashion, with
point lace enough to exhaust the stock of
a Worth, and bride No. ! was married.
The ceremony over, the trousseau turned
over to No. 2 and she took it to the dress
maker for alteration according to contract,
and in it she was married, after which the
second re6tting was done, and again the
brilliant outfit stood before the marriage
altar and a third bride was the envy of a
few guests present because of the gorgeous
bridal decorations. How was the dress
paid for? No. l paid Lalf the bill be.
cause she had the FIRST wear. No. 9 and 8
shared the other half. No. 8 was will
ing to share as much as No. Q because,
though she did not have the privilege of
the second wear, she, by mutual consent,
kept the dress.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
THE ANARCHISTS CASE.

The New York Mail and Express says
the authorities of Chicago are in earnest
in their intention to prevent a rising of
Anarchists on the day when the con-
demned Hsymarket murderers are to be
hanged. Extra police have been sworn
in, and the militia have been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness. The An.
archists who are out of Jail are closely
watched, and they will be quickly sup
pressed, and violently, too, if they under.
take to make any demonstration. But
they will not make any demonstration.
The llth of November will come and go.
In all human probability the condemned
Anarchists will be hanged. That the
spectacle of their execution will afford
anything but a pitiful exhibition of com.
mon cowardice is doubtful. Murderers
of their kind are towards, and these will
probably die after the manner in which
they have lived. Their fellows will re.
main quiet during and after the day of
execution. No Anarchist who has not
the courage of insanity will soon raise
his hand against the laws Of this country,
or the lives of it's citizens. The An.
archists have discovered that they can.
not inspire murder in this country, and
that personal liberty does not include
the liberty to kill their fellow.citizens.
They will not try it again in a great city
possessing a competent police force. 1t
is well enough to guard against surprises,
and therefore the precautions that have
been taken by the Chicago authorities
are commendable. But the special pc.
lice, the surveillance under which the
would be-lawbreakers are placed, and
the armed soldiery are not needed; they
will simply be an impressive enforcement
of the lesson which has been already
taught by the police of Chicago and the
courts of Illinois.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
Attest: JOHN NJ. Dor
Secretary of State.

The New York Sun says hat C. G.
Francklyn, recently arrested for appro.
priating something like 5000, 600 that
did not belong to him, was one of the
most impressive of the ultra. English set
of New York society. He was a swell
of the ponderous order. His horses
were seventeen hands high, and his car.
riages heavy.wheeled, big of body, and
of somber tint. When he went to the
theater footmen attended him to the
door of the box, and assisted him with
his wraps. In attire he was invariably
up to the very letter of the English
mode. He interested himself in racing,
the breeding of fancy stocks, and the
other fads of the New York Anglo.ma.
MACS. He is not a man who ever went
among men generally, and he preferred a
c~otilion to a dinner. 1t was generally
supposed that his wealth was limitless.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05

The Supreme Court has now decided
that any California town may have pro.
hibition or high license if it wants it.
Only the people that want everybody
else to do as they do can be dissatisfied
with this decision. 1t stands to reason
that if men wish to establish a town
where they may have no liquor, they
ought to have the privilege of doing it,
and similarly, if the citizens of another
town want to have the chance to drink
at every corner and six times on the
length of the block, there should be
nothing to prevent them.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
Brave Little Ones,

At Gait, a few evenings since, a coal oil
lamp exploded in the residence of G.. w.
Brewster while he and his wife were away.
In the room where the explosion occurred
were their five children, the Oldest 16 years
and the youngest 10 months old. The old.
est girl seized the burning lamp and carried
it out doors. The boy next in age to the
baby took him from the burning crib and
carried him out doors. The next oldest girl
and Oldest boy extinguished the FIRE in the
house, which was burning in several places,
and then went to the assistance Of their
older sister to put the fire out in the yard.
All this was done without saying a word
to each other, and before the arrival of
neighbors. Sacramento Bee.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
~TELEeRArH AaREEmEnr.

The New York World of November
2 says: The day Of 10 and lucent tele.
graph rates is over for the present. Be.
fore leaving for Europe, Gould, on behalf
of the Western Union, and Chandler,
representing the Mackay and Postal
united lines, came to an agreement un.
der which telegraph wars and reckless
~rate.cutting will be terminated, and an
era Of peace and slightly higher and
more profitable telegraph tolls inaugu.
rated. This morning the new schedule
goes into effect, There will be hereafter
no tariff less than 20 cents between the
various cities. This will be the rate to
Philadelphia, and the rate to Baltimore
and Washington will be 25 cents. To
these points the rates of both companies
will be identical. Throughout the
West there will be a difference of five
cents in the rates Of the two companies.
To points further west, like Milwaukee
and st. Paul, the Western Union rate
will hereafter be so instead of 60 cents.
DR.. Norvin Green, President of the
Western Union, said that the agreement
entered into had been practically deter.
mined on when Gould and Mackay were
conducting cable negotiations last Sum.
mer. Mackay made the adjustment of
cable differences dependent on the ces.
sation of hostilities between the land
lines. The cable negotiations fell
through because of the uncompromising
attitude of the English cable represent
~atives, and the subsidiary arrangements
as to wires on the land were imperative
when the Western Union people pur.
chased the Baltimore and Ohio property.
However, they intimated to Chandler
that they were ready to resume negotia.
tions. Matters were then settled upon
the basis outlined three months age.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
BUNCO MINING SCHEMES,

The New York Herald says the
Arizona mining frauds are becoming
monotonous. Investigation only in.
creases the magnitude Of these scandal.
Gus operations. 1t will be seen by the
letters published that the Herald has
made no mistake in d~enouncing the
Tortiiita and Phenix stock as worthless,
and all such bunco mining schemes a
menace to the legitimate business of the
country. Wall street men urge a relent.
less warfare on the financial methods of
the heartless promoters OF the "bogus"
mines.
The newspapers are also joining in the
warfare on the Tortilita system, which
has filled the pockets OF ~millionaires
with money wheedled from the savings
of poor men. 1t is but a few months
since other journals -unscrupulous edi.
torial selling journals-were printing
pages of glowing rhetoric lauding the
Phenix bonanzas to the skies. Reputa.
BILE New York business men assure Her.
aid reporters that Phenix stock is dead,
and that investors have received neither
dividends nor consolation.
Many of the victims ask if they cannot
begin suits for damages against the pro.
moters of the Arizona bunco stock,
They certainly can proceed against the
rascally operators in the stock. but
whether they can collect damages of
men who pay no dividends is an expert.
ment that should be tried. As the Her.
aid has previously urged, the Legisla.
lures of the States should enact special
and stringent laws against these fictitious
mining schemes, with penalties that
would land the guilty men in State
prisopo
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
AnveRTlsIN9.

when Advertising Is Most wanted.
An exchange truthfully states that
| there is nothing on earth SO funny as a
newspaper advertisement. The prime,
first, last and all the time object of an
| advertisement is to draw custom. It is
not, was not, and never will be designed
for any other human purpose. So the mer-
chant waits till the busy season comes and
his store is so full Of customers he can't get
his hat off, and then he rushes to the news
paper and puts in an advertisement.
When the dull season gets along and there
is no trade, and he wants to sell goods so
bad he can't pay rent, he takes out his
advertisement. That is, some Of themdo,
but occasionally a level-headed merchant
puts in q bigger one and scoops in all the
business, while his %neighbors are making
mortgages to ray the gas bill. There are
times when you couldn't stop people from
buying everything in the store if you
planted a cannon behind the door, and
that's the time the advertisement is sent
out on its holy mission. 1t makes light
work for the advertisement, fof a chalk
mark on the sidewalk would do all that
was needed and lave q half holiday six days
in the week; but who wants to favor an
advertisement? They are built to do hard
work, and should be sent out in dull times
when a customer has been knocked down
with hard facts and kicked insensible with
bankrupt reductions, and dragged in with
irresistible slaughter of prices before he
will buy a cents worth, That's the aim
and end of an advertisement, and if you
ever open a store don't try to get them to
come when they are already sticking out of
Al IL -
ment right between the eyes in dull season,
and a rich. Write this down where you'll
fall over it every day: 1.-THE time
to draw business is when you want bust
ness, and not when you have more bust
ness than you can attend to already"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05

The San Francisco Examiner publishes a
statement to the effect that in 1868, in a
case wherein the Savage Mining Company
was defendant, of which company Robert
F. Morrow (now under Indictment in San
Francisco for Jury bribing), was Superin-
tendent, was tried in Nevada, and that
during the trial a witness came forward to
testify, and after being sworn, said to the
Court: "Your Honor, before commence
ing my testimony I would like to hand
over $500 in gold that has been paid me
by Mr.. Morrow to leave town and not
testify in this case" 1t is stated that the
money was counted out in court, and that
Morrow made no denial of the charge, but
was never prosecuted.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
A G00d W0man.

Nine. Boucicault, the great Partisan shop.
keeper, well merits the Cross of a Knight
of the Legion of Honor, which has been
bestowed upon her. She has given about
$1,000, 900 to her employees as a pension
fund for the sick and superannuated, be-
sides splendid library and reading room
funds, and she allows them all shares in
the profits of her business. In her native
department she has built at her own ex.
pense, and at q cost of over $500. 900, a
bridge across the Saone, to give the peo-
pie a more direct road to market, and she
has distributed more than 81, 800, 900 to
relieve the suffering from the ~phylloxera
plague,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
where Is the BENEFIT.

TIE Virginia City Report says the
burden of opinion among the State news
papers is that the Carson papers erred in
judgment by exposing the moral iniquity
existing in Carson in the full glare of the
public press. The majority of the editors
claim that with such knowledge impaired,
the duty of a newspaper was to quietly
start the enginery of the law and nail the
scoundrels before publicity in a newspaper
would, as it did in Carson, give them a
chance to escape. Such a terrible stigma
on the fair fame of Carson must be a ter
rible burden on the hearts of the mothers
and fathers of the Capital City. 1t
~inaugurates a season of doubt and mis-
trust that will impugn the fair fame of
every growing female in Carson for many
weary years to come.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
A Live Paper.

A recent issue of the Arizona Howler
contains the following editorial paragraph:
Attention is called to the fact that in the
news columns of this mornings Howler
of the elopement of our wife with Thumb.
less Billy the monte sharp, which oc.
Cured yesterday. Thus we score another
one on onr dead contemporary across the
street. Look for some spicy inside de-
y%elopments to be published exclusiv ely in
this paper tomorrow morning."
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05

William Smidt, alias "Blueskin," the
prisoner who attempted to assassinat,
Warden McComb last Augtst, and Whose
life was saved by a prisoner named Riley
assaulted Lieutenant of the Guard R. J
Murphy, at the Folsom, California, State
Prison on Thursday with a poignard made
from wire. stabbing him twice in the hanc
and once in the thigh, the wire goiDl
through. The wound was not dangerous
although it bled profusely. Murphy's life
was saved owing to his presence OF mind ir
jumping back when Smidt assaulted him
The assault took place while Murphy wa.
transferring Smidt from one cell to an
other.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
$50 Reward.

Reno Journal: Constable Epson offers
$50 reward for the arrest of George Petty,
wanted here for embezzlement. When
last seen here he answered to the following
description: Height, 5 feet, 8 or 10
inches; dark complexion, small black
moustache; brown eyes; left leg about two
inches shorter than the right; walks on
ball of left foot; wore seal brown suit and
gaiter shoes; black, broad brimmed hat.
He had $500 or $500 in his possession,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
Flooded Sheep for Eureka.

j. B. Hollingsworth, a leading sheep
man of Eureka county was in Reno yester.
dav for the purpose of receiving so head
of Spanish Merino rams, which he recently
purchased Of w. Williams, a well known
breeder of Colusa county, Cal. Mr.. Hol-
lingsworth reports a very prosperous wool
season in Eureka county, although the
price paid for wool is so low. He has been
offered IL cents a pound for his clip of 49,.
900 pounds, but refused, as he is confident
the market will be stronger ere long.-Reno
Gazette.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
FOO Hard a Case.

The Reno Gazette says: A neat little
story is going the rounds anent the revival
now being conducted in Reno by the Rev.
Chubbuck. For several weeks past q well
known citizen has been in constant at
tendance at the meetings, and during the
services his usually benign countenance
has been noticed to nave been marked with
lines of care, as if a fearful struggle was
going on within, His appearance caused
the workers a great deal of satisfaction as
he gave evidence that the impassioned ut
terances of the preacher had struck home,
and they thought that it was only a ques-
ton of time when the spirit would over
power him, and he would arise and declare
himself a candidate for the heavenly choir.
But he did not come to time, although his
eyes were at times filled with tears, and
occasionally one would course down his
a~quiline nose and drop with a dull thud
to the floor. At last despairing of round
ing him up and thinking he licked cour-
age, he was approached by one who took a
great interest in his spiritual welfare, and
was soon actively engaged in conversation,
in which every means was brought to bear
to bring him out. Finally, the good man
said: Brother, you seem to be in
trouble" eyes" interrupted the sinner,
"this dod blasted cold of mine is troubling
me a great deal" 1t was a paralyzer, and
the good man beat a retreat, leaving the
sinner hopping the tears" from his nose.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
To the ReaIms of ,he R,e.t.

"What is your record on earth p
asked st. Peter at the gates of an appli.
cant for admission. "I was an edito,
IN Nevada, and ran my paper to the en-.
tire satisfaction of the whole commu.
nifty" "My dear SIR" earnestly re.
sponded the heavenly guardian, ego to
the door above. This place is not good
enough for you,"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05

Criminals have an easy method of dis.
posing of witnesses against them in Mis-.
sissippi. A white man accused of as
saulting a negro girl drew his revolver,
while she was testifying in the court,
and shot her dead. He then escaped
from the room, and fled on horseback.
If DIR. Bowers had taken this heroic
method with Benhayon, we would have
been spared the present mystery.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
An Cure.

The Original Abietine Ointment is only
put up in large two.ounce Yin boxes. and
is an absolute cure for old sores, burns.
wounds. chspped hands, and all skin erup-
lions. Will positively cure all kinds Of
piles. Ask for the Original Abietine Oint-
ment. Sold by John 8. Capron, druggist,
Main street, Eureka, Nevada, at as cents
per box; by mail, 80 cents.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
A New Town.

Reno Journals: A new town has sprung
up near the old mining camp of Galena, in
Lander county. 1t is named Blancc, and
a Postofice has been established there
with mail communication to Battle
Mountain. The Blanco Gold Mining
Company is operating mines there, and
its new mill, which started up two weeks
ago, is doing work, and the ere pays
handsomely.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
A Cold Fact,

White Pine News: The Austin Reveille
for many years one of the brightest little
dailies in the State, has had to succumb to
the hard times and shut off its dispatches.
One by one the bright familiar faces of
our exchanges are being contracted in
some way owing to want of support. 1t
Is a fact, there is no denying, that there is
not a newspaper in the State now making
more than bare running expenses. And it
takes the hardest kind of work to make
them do that.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05

The Appeal says: Colonel Ellis and
family will leave Carson, their home for
many years, and take up their residence in
San Francisco. Col. Ellis has long held
a place among the legal fraternity Of Ne
vada, second to pone in the State. Car.
son ought to regret losing a man of his
brains and education. The Democratic
party will also lose one of its brighest
advisers and ablest speakers.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05

Boston Traveller (Rep.); The Randall
oar seems to be working the Democratic
raft towards the protection shore inst
now. In a few weeks, however, Car.
iisle' as Speaker of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, will get his free trade paddle
and head the Democratic float toward
England.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMA.
TON.
STATE OF NEVADA, EXECUTIVE De. J
PARTMENT, :

STATE OF NEVADA, EXECUTIVE De.
PARTMENT,
CARSON CRY, New, Oct. 2S, 1887.
For the many blessings the people of
Nevada have enjoyed during the past
year, and in accordance with a beautiful,
t~ime.honored custom, and the recently
promulgated Proclamation of the Presi.
dent, I hereby appoint Thursday, the
Oath Of November, as a day of thanks
giving and prayer, IN which day l invite
all the people to put aside business, and
assemble in their place of worship, for
the purpose of returning thanks to the
Almighty for the continued prosperity of
this people. C. C. STEVENSON,
Governor of Nevada.
Attest: JOHN NJ. DoRMER,
Secretary of State.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-05
Speaking in reference to Colonel I

Speaking in reference to Colonel In.
gersoll's frequent use Of a favorite ex.
pletive, Ella Wheeler Wilcox says:
"There are situations in life, I think,
when the most devout Christian and the
most refined woman thinks damn! Very
good men sometimes utter it on such
occasions. But it should be reserved for
times of great need. I wish Colonel
Ingersoll would not vitiate its useful.
ness by such frequent utterance."